It's GOOD

"Perhaps the best that can be said about the creative-class idea is that it follows a real, if overhyped, phenomenon: the movement of young, largely single, childless and sometimes gay people into urban neighborhoods. "

This is a really interesting and, I think, incredibly important article. I found it very applicable to what has been happening in New Orleans post-Katrina. With population size returning to pre-Katrina numbers, it is an entirely different composition of people as the city becomes known as a "cool city" more and more.

thoughtful. sobering. frustrating. I think his logic holds ground, but trends in manufacturing speak of a more decentralized future. more entrepreneurs. less large employee driven factories. that shifting dynamic favors a creative culture.